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28 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Kaiapoi Art Expo organisers ... The Waimakariri Arts Trust team, new chair, Jackie Watson (left), with Christine Eastgate, Joan Whillans,<br />
Linda Dunbar, Clare Giffard and Theresa Smith at arecent get together at Urban Revival in Silverstream.<br />
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Team work key to Expo success<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Record sales of more than $67,000were<br />
achieved at the recent 15thannual<br />
Kaiapoi Art Expo whichhas been<br />
sponsoredbyBlackwellssince its<br />
inception 16 years ago.<br />
The expo is organised by the<br />
Waimakariri Arts Trust and thenew chair,<br />
Jackie Watson,creditedthe continuing<br />
success of the event to ‘‘ourhard working<br />
team’’, includingvice chairs Joan Whillans<br />
and Clare Giffard, Christine Eastgateand<br />
former chair Waimakariri District Mayor<br />
Dan Gordon.<br />
‘‘We are all volunteers but the important<br />
members of the team, who are paid, are<br />
the coordinatorTheresaSmith and<br />
treasurer Linda Dunbar. Their input is<br />
immense and contributes hugely in<br />
makingthe expo the successthat it is.’’<br />
Support from sponsors was also akey<br />
factorinthe success of the event as it<br />
helpedtoensure the expo continued to be<br />
accessible to everyone.<br />
‘‘It is important that it is only agold coin<br />
entry fee to attractmaximum exposure for<br />
the artists involved and provideaffordable<br />
familyentertainment forthe district,’’<br />
Jackiesays.<br />
Planning for the expo,whichis<br />
Waimakariri’s largest visual art show,<br />
happens ‘‘at monthly meetings for half of<br />
the year’’ leading up to event.<br />
Seeingthe improvement in the standard<br />
of art over theyears and the growthin<br />
popularity of the event has beenthe best<br />
thing about being involved, Jackie says.<br />
Promoting Waimakariri as aplace where<br />
art flourishesand being involved with so<br />
manylocal sponsors was also rewarding.<br />
‘‘The art expoisareal community event in<br />
every way now.’’<br />
Avirtual exhibition was established in<br />
place of the Expo last year due to the<br />
Covid19 pandemice. It attracted 42<br />
entriesand about$10,000 worth of art was<br />
sold. Avirtalexhibition has been<br />
consideredalongside the expo but is<br />
unlikely to happen. ‘‘It might detract from<br />
attendance at the eventwhichwewould<br />
not want, as the expo has become very<br />
popular attracting around 5000 people<br />
overthe weekend,’’ Jackie<br />
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